Ottery St Mary's 'Samosa Lady' Tina Chauhan-Challis is making 500 samosas from scratch in just 24 hours in an attempt to set a record.
The cooking marathon starts at 6pm during Ottery's late night shopping event on November 30 and Tina is aiming to finish her 500th samosa at 6pm the following day.
She said: "I'm not undertaking this lightly - it's a tough challenge but I'm determined to set the record."
After the event, Tina's samosas will be on sale for £3 each. All proceeds will be donated to a good cause in the town. Tina will need lots of support and is...
Lightfoot, the makers of the first connected car technology to reward better drivers, is giving away weekly cash prizes to motorists using their technology. Lightfoot’s WIN250 League launched in September and is the company’s latest initiative designed to reward its Elite Drivers whose smoother, greener driving is saving them money and making life a little brighter for commuters in the Westcountry.
As part of Lightfoot’s launch to the consumer market, anyone who buys a Lightfoot device before the end of December 2018 will be entered into the WIN250 League for life. Winners are...
Fish at Living Coasts in Torquay have been observed performing a mating behaviour that zookeepers think has never before been recorded. Animal experts filmed female four-eyed fish (Anableps anableps) rocking from side-to-side; this appeared to attract the male to come and mate.
Sharp-eyed aquarists Tom Fielding and Sam Worthington noted and eventually videoed the curious behaviour. Clare Rugg, curator of the Devon coastal zoo, has a theory: “One possibility is that the movement of the female fish is releasing pheromones into the water to signal that she is ready for mating. She...
The Transform Ageing programme is providing funding awards to ten social ventures in Devon – and 16 in total across the south-west – which aim to provide solutions to many of the issues faced by people in later life in the region.
A programme of dance to help prevent falls, a community bookshop staffed by people in later life, and a group day-care service for people with dementia are just some of the Devon-based social ventures to receive funding and support as part of Transform Ageing.
Funded by the Big Lottery Fund, Transform Ageing aims to revolutionise the approach to...
Oak trees have been planted in memory of two former long-standing Exeter City Councillors. David Morrish and his wife Joan Morrish, who between them dedicated 80 years of political service to Exeter and Devon, died earlier this year. David was 86 years old and Joan 91. The City Council wanted to provide a lasting and living memory of the couple by planting a pair of oak trees in Heavitree Pleasure Ground, a park they were very familiar with, which is situated within David’s former ward. Exeter Lord Mayor Cllr Rob Hannaford carried out the planting in the presence of David and Joan’s...
Exeter is a terrific place to be at any time of year. Whether you live here or just visit regularly, there is so much to do that making it a year to remember in Exeter can be done in whatever way best suits you.
How will you get to see everything that interests you in this great city? By looking ahead to the rest of the year, you can ensure that you don’t miss out on any of the treats to be found in this part of Devon.
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Summer is a very special time of year in Exeter. Warm weather and easy access to the coast make it...
One of Exeter’s biggest law firms has swapped law for litter picking, joining forces with Plastic Free Exeter to pick up litter along Exeter’s Quay. Eleven volunteers from Stephens Scown LLP spent two hours collecting litter from Exeter’s Quay on Thursday, 22 November. The group collected six bags of litter, which included lots of single use plastics as well as two deck chairs. The firm has also signed up to Plastic Free Exeter’s pledge, committing to reducing – and cutting out where possible – its use of single use plastics. The litter picking initiative was organised by Jess Swallow, a...
Haldon Gold Cup winner God’s Own is set for his fourth shot at the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham at the Festival in March, where connections will be hoping their horse builds on his recent win at Exeter.
Tom George’s runner produced one of his best performances from the last couple of years at the Devon racecourse when he defeated a strong field for the Grade One contest over 2m1f. Ridden by his regular pilot Paddy Brennan, the pair tracked the leaders in the early stages before making their charge with two fences to go. Jumping the last, the ten-year-old was neck and...
The clothing retail industry is one of the largest economic sectors within the United Kingdom. According to recent figures, total domestic sales between January 2016 and July 2018 exceeded 3.91 billion pounds (1). While a sizeable portion of this revenue can be attributed to high street franchises, smaller firms are now able to tap into previously unattainable levels of success. However, keeping abreast of the latest trends can be very challenging. Let us quickly look at two proven methods which might initially appear to represent opposite ends of the spectrum.
The Donkey Sanctuary’s state-of-the-art donkey hospital will be featured on the popular CBeebies show - Ferne and Rory’s Vet Tales. Presenter Rory Crawford spent the day at the The Donkey Sanctuary’s Brookfield donkey hospital near Honiton to film veterinary staff for the popular children’s show. It will feature in their ‘Vets Go’ sequence, where they visit animal sanctuaries and zoos to find out how vets care for their animals, During their visit, the team filmed vets Vicky Grove and Kaz Pickering as they went about their work, treating some of the donkeys in their care. Rory watched the...
